Sprint to the finish

As the academic marathon of the year comes to a close, four students share their thoughts on how to stay in—and win—the race. Joe Villarin encourages students to stay human, Ryan Gallagher looks for pre-professional passion, Cosmo Guzzardi explains that two roads diverge in a concluding semester, and Nathan Chang suggests that those who win this race may be those who stroll across the finish line.

• Rx for premeds: 5 rules for being happy, healthy, and human
• Rationalizing the premed life at Columbia
• A tale of two semesters
• A spring manifesto